About Blair Cemetery
Blair Cemetery is a cemetery near Blair, Washington County, Nebraska. The grounds sit at about 1,079 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including John Stevenson Bowen and Lyle Erwin McBride. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 827480. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cuming City Cemetery, about 3.8 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Campbell-Aman Funeral Home in Blair, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 20 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 10 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Blair. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Blair Cemetery
- John Stevenson Bowen1811-1889American politician
- Lyle Erwin McBride1929-2011Ph.D. Harvard University 1964
People whose Wikidata entry gives Blair Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
41.54991, -96.11906
What Blair Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Cuming City CemeteryBlair, NEMunicipal cemetery3.8 mi
- Brewster CemeteryBlair, NECemetery5.2 mi
- Hauger CemeteryMissouri Valley, IACemetery7.1 mi
- Pioneer Memorial CemeteryBlair, NECemetery7.2 mi
- Kennard CemeteryBlair, NECemetery7.2 mi
- Fort Calhoun CemeteryBlair, NECemetery7.6 mi
- Thone CemeteryBlair, NECemetery8.6 mi
- Herman CemeteryBlair, NECemetery8.6 mi
- Yutesler CemeteryMissouri Valley, IACemetery9.2 mi
- German CemeteryBennington, NECemetery9.3 mi
Funeral homes near Blair Cemetery
- Campbell-Aman Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Blair · (402) 426-2191
- Sievers - Sprick Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Fort Calhoun · (402) 468-5678
- Hennessey Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Missouri Valley · (712) 642-2745
- Hadan-Golden Reichmuth Mortuary13 miMortuary · Bennington · (402) 238-2291
- Pelan Funeral Services16 miFuneral home · Tekamah · (402) 374-1551
- Forest Lawn Funeral Home Memorial Park & Crematory17 miCremation provider · Omaha · (402) 451-1000
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